Guest Comment

Anyone who owns a home recognizes the need to set aside money for ongoing maintenance and repairs to protect their most important investment. Without money to operate and maintain a home, a reasonable person certainly wouldn’t buy another. Yet that’s what the Arizona Game and Fish Commission is forced to do under the current stipulations of the Arizona Heritage Fund.

The Tonto National Forest beneath the Mogollon Rim has among the most visitors in the entire USA! When springtime comes, the interest in camping, fishing and other water sports brings thousands of visitors to the lakes, streams and campgrounds.

There continues to be much interest and discussion in our towns about the proposed university coming to Payson, the purchase of the Forest Service land, and a proposed charter school to be built by the American Leadership Academy, Inc. (ALA) in Payson.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) recently released the following statement after President Obama announced further details of his executive action on gun control at a White House press conference:

This week, government officials from 190 nations are meeting in Paris to forge a plan for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. Among the most difficult issues they’ll face? How to finance the transition to a clean-energy infrastructure, particularly in developing countries.

We feel the need to clarify what’s going on with our brush removal program since we’ve all had people come to us worried that the organization itself, not the brush removal program, may not be able to continue.